Induction Workshop

Date: Wednesday, 2nd October, 2013 - Thursday, 3rd October, 2013

It was compulsory for all assistants of all nationalities to be at the induction workshop in Grenoble, and there were people from all over the académie de Grenoble. There was a lot of information to take in but it was really fun too!

The first day we all met in the CRDP (Centre Regional de Documentation Pédagogique) and had a few different talks about the French education system, questions for people outside of the EU and some stuff about Social Security. We then had an ok lunch at the local university restaurant before heading off to the coaches that were going to take us to Autrans (about an hour away from the centre of Grenoble, and up in the mountains). It was really nice up there but the hostel was pretty grim. There was one building that looked like it had been recently renovated but all the rest of us got stuck with some very old rooms with incredibly creaky beds. There were two British girls in our room that got drunk and made loads of noise... great example of the British! The food we had that night was incredibly tasty, but there was so much bread!

The next day we had workshops on what sort of activities we could use in the classroom and it was quite interesting, but it was a very long day and our teacher was not very interactive. After the end of the workshop some of us got the coach back to the train station in Grenoble and some had to wait for a later coach. Luckily I got on the early one which meant I got back to Annecy earlier than I expected! 

Overall the 2-day induction was quite fun and somewhat helpful, and I made some new friends, both in Annecy and elsewhere in the académie de Grenoble!